So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.
-- William of Baskerville, The Name of the Rose
-- William of Baskerville, The Name of the Rose
Related:
- I would rather make my name than
inherit it. ... - It's not that you and I are so clever,
but that the others are such fools... - I was young and foolish then;
now I am old and foolisher... - I am not merry; but I do beguile
The thing I am, by seeming otherwise.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Othello -- Act ii... - At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season grows. -- William... - So we grew together, like to a double cherry, seeming parted but
yet a union in partition,
two lovely berries moulded on one stem; so, with two... - Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Quintilian (42-118 AD) -- Institutiones Oratoriae... - But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd
Than that which withering on the virgin thorn
Grows,
lives, and dies in single blessedness. -- William...
From the same category:
- I went to the bank and went over my savings. I found out I have all the
money that I'll ever need.
If I die tomorrow. -- Henny... - After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn't mean security, And... - for the most part happiness consists in being willing
to be what you are. --... - A State Trooper caught a speeder in Tuochumsiah. However,
the State Trooper could not spell Tuochumsiah properly... - The great film comedian, Charlie Chaplin, once entered a Charlie
Chaplin look-a-like contest for a laugh.
To his surprise he did not win...
